Kiff shows his class as Llangwm displace The Dock 

 

Llangwm (215 for 6) beat Pembroke Dock (210 for 7) by 4 wickets 

 
Umpires: Chris Stapleton and Phil Griffiths. 
 
Scorers: Janice Brick and Nicola Murray. 
 
The game at Pill Parks was billed as the clash of the day in Division 2 – and it was Llangwm who did the business to overtake opponents Pembroke Dock at the top of the table to lead by five points. 
 
The Dock posted 210 for 7 but then Joe Kiff was the Llangwm hero, cracking eight fours and seven sixes to make 82 off 71 balls and set his side up for a four wicket win.
 
The visitors were put into bat and the two Jake’s got their customary good start, Davies hitting 27 (five fours) and Griffiths 47 (seven fours) before both were bowled by Noah Davies and Steve Mills respectively. 
 
But from 82 for 2 The Dock pushed on via Nick Daley and George Smith - Daley reaching 25 (three fours) before being skittled by Joe Phillips, while Smith cracked four fours and two sixes in his 42 before holing out to Ollie Davies off Matthew Kiff. 
 
But at 168 for 5 it was Tom Grimwood and Archie Hillier-Wood who then provided a late flurry as Grimwood made 36 (for fours and a six) and Hillier-Wood 17 – although a final total of 210 for 7 appeared chaseable for Llangwm’s strong line up. 
 
For the hosts, Phillips finished 1 for 29, Davies 2 for 38, Mills 1 for 39, and Matthew Kiff 3 for 33. 
 
And then the latter’s brother Joe, who was joined by Phil Llewellyn in an opening stand of 97, although Llewellyn made just 21 of them before being bowled by Daley – who then proceeded to skittle Kiff as well to give The Dock hope. 
 
And when Mills nicked behind to Scott Griffiths off George Smith without scoring things suddenly looked in the balance, but Steve Inward and Matthew Kiff restored order. 
 
Skipper Kiff made 38 (three fours and two sixes) and then Luke Brock a rapid 24 (22 in boundaries), and although further wickets fell Inward stayed composed to make 38 not out (two fours and two sixes). 
 
And he was joined at the end by Richard Brock, who wasn’t going to hang around as he hit 10 not out in four balls, including a six to finish in style, as Llangwm completed a crucial win with four wickets (and eight overs) to spare. 
 
For The Dock, who now have to recover from back to back defeats, Daley finished 2 for 70, Smith 1 for 43, Rob Hearn 1 for 24, Jamie White 1 for 22, and Euan McDonald 1 for 27. 

 

 

 

Hall boys do the damage as Carew win a cliff hanger 

 

Carew 2nds (192 for 4) beat Pembroke (182 all out) by 10 runs 

 
14 year old twins Corey and Ethan Hall shared seven wickets as Carew 2nds held their nerve in a thrilling finish with Pembroke. 
 
Chasing 193 to win, the visitors were 11 from victory with five balls left when Ethan had Aaron O’Neill caught by Haydn Shapcott to end matters.
 
The Rooks had earlier recovered from 25 for 2 with a stand of 74 between Gareth Lewis and Simon Wood - with opener Lewis reaching 49 (two fours and three sixes) before being run out by Jack Harries.
 
Wood went on to make 61 though (seven fours) and was backed up by Rhys Grigg, who notched three fours and two maximums in his score of 57 not out. 
 
He had late support from Harry Cook (13 not out) as Jonathan Rogers (1 for 30), Rob Smythe (1 for 17) and Steve Durston (1 for 39) had a wicket each for Pembroke.
 
Their reply then started well with Paul White and Luke Butler putting on 68, the latter reaching 39 (22 in boundaries) before giving a return catch to Barry Evans.
 
White and Rogers kept things going though, taking matters to 123 for 1 before White was forced to retire on 53 (four fours).
 
But on 156 for 2, Pembroke capitulated and after William Davies (14) and Jack Harries departed, came a big moment when Rogers was run out for 48 (three fours).
 
The Hall boys then cleaned up the lower order with Corey taking 4 for 20 in five overs and Ethan 3 for 25 in 4.2 – with skipper Evans finishing with 1 for 31 as his side secured a good win. 
 
 

Hayman hits a ton as Burton hold off Herbie 

 

Herbrandston (226 all out) lost to Burton (258 for 3) by 32 runs 

 
Scorer: Ryan Davies. 
 
There were runs galore at Herbrandston but it was visitors Burton who had the majority of them, opener Toby Hayman hitting 112 not out to help secure a 32 run win. 
 
Hayman’s knock, which included 16 fours and two sixes, was the backbone of Burton’s total of 258 for 3, and there were also runs for Jonathan Venables (53), Martin James (50), and James Davies (22 not out). 
 
Charlie Malloy (1 for 56) and Paul Nicholas (1 for 37) took a wicket each in a tough 45 overs for Herbie’s bowlers alongside a run out. 
 
The hosts made a fight of it though, thanks mainly to the Nicholas twins as Jack made 62 (three sixes and six fours) and Harry 60 before he was unluckily run out when a straight drive from his brother was deflected by a boot on to the stumps – while Alan McClelland (26), Jonty Bennett (19), and Malloy (24) helped push them past 200. 
 
But in the end the target proved too much as Dan Ridge bowled an eventful spell of 4 for 56, while Jack Davies (2 for 20) and Venables (2 for 10) helped wrap things up. 
 
 

Hook’s young bowlers blow The Town away 

 

Hook (48 for 4) beat Haverfordwest 2nds (47 all out) by 6 wickets 

 
Scorer: Natalie Thomas (Haverfordwest). 
 
There were few problems for Hook as they climbed further away from relegation danger with a quick win over Haverfordwest 2nds. 
 
On the contrary, The Town now seem certain to be in Division Three next season with more than 50 points now between them and safety. 
 
Nigel Morgan’s men batted first but were shot out for 47, only Morgan himself (10) and Teo Kroll (16 not out) making double figures as Hook’s promising young duo of Callum James (4 for 20), and Lewis Miller (2 for 8), plus the experienced Brennan Martin (4 for 7), were all bang on the money. 
 
Hook did lose four wickets in their quick chase mind, as Dean Flood was wily as ever in his 3 for 15, and in-form batsman Dafydd Bowen was run out early, but Aled Phelps (17 not out) and Jake Wicks (11 not out) saw them over the line. 
 
 

The Stags take a huge step towards safety 

 

Lamphey (236 for 6) beat Kilgetty (133 all out) by 103 runs 

 
Scorers: Helen Hodges and Rose Jenkins. 
 
It was eighth versus ninth at Lamphey but what seemed set to be a tense affair was one-sided as The Stags took a big step towards safety. 
 
The home side made 236 for 6, with Andy Tait hitting 61 (nine fours and two sixes), before Kilgetty fell to 133 all out. 
 
Alongside Tait, Nick Shelmerdine played a vital hand with 51 not out (five fours and a six), and Pete McGilloway (21), David Blackwell (15), skipper Rob Mathias (19), and Dan Burrows (16) all chipped in. 
 
For Kilgetty, there was a good spell from Jack Tucker (3 for 39) and wickets for Matthew Lewis (1 for 49), Anthony Bevan (1 for 36) and Sam Rossiter (1 for 19). 

Tom Lewis (54, six fours)) and Tucker (39) led the fight in the reply but there was little from the remainder of the batting line-up, as Blackwell (3 for 20), McGilloway (2 for 28), Grant Cole (2 for 34) and David Dredge (2 for 4) ensured wickets fell regularly.